St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham, Durham

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to St Hild’s College CE Aided Primary School, part of the Melrose Learning Trust. Our school vision reflects a passionate commitment to learning and recognition of the uniqueness of individual learners and that we can all ‘Shine Bright’."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and art.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £1.50 per session.

St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham (URN 114270), 85% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate (under 0.1 miles, 100% reading, 100% maths); Durham Gilesgate Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths); Laurel Avenue Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 70% maths); and Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 89% maths).

St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is one of 13 schools run by Melrose Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

55.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Black (5%).

In 2026, 45 pupils (26.9%) received SEN support and 6 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Durham Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hare and Hounds Veterinary Centre (w-bound), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 156 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham issued 1 suspension, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham are Belmont Community School (0.8 miles); and St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham (1.7 miles).